Globalstar announced that construction has begun at its two Canadian ground stations, High River in Alberta and Smiths Falls in Ontario. The expansion will add three additional tracking antennas at each facility.
These two Globalstar-owned facilities have been in continuous operation for over twenty years, providing mobile satellite services across the North American region. Globalstar currently operates four tracking antennas at each of its Canadian ground stations and has commenced construction to add three additional antennas to each location, along with associated infrastructure.
The Canadian expansion represents the latest milestone in Globalstar’s worldwide effort to deploy over 90 additional tracking antennas supporting its third-generation C-3 mobile satellite system. This global infrastructure investment is designed to deliver next-generation mobile satellite solutions to billions of people and IoT devices.
“Globalstar continues its drive forward with the construction and licensing of a major ground station expansion in Canada, where it has maintained a continuous presence for over 20 years,” said L. Barbee Ponder, General Counsel & Vice President of Regulatory Affairs for Globalstar. “These significant additional investments in Canada will support new and innovative next-generation mobile satellite products and services throughout the entire North American region.”
The Canadian ground station enhancements will support both Globalstar’s existing satellite constellation and provide the essential infrastructure necessary for the advanced capabilities of the third-generation C-3 system. Combined with the ongoing expansion in Asia and planned infrastructure investments across multiple continents, these facilities put Globalstar in a position to deliver unprecedented global mobile satellite coverage and capacity.
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